True Crime, Disasters and Police Tales of Old St. Louis

True Crime, Disasters and Police Tales of Old St. Louis

by Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Midwest
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Fighting Crime in the Largest City West of the MississippiFamous robbers. A Trunk Murder. The deadliest incident in St. Louis Police history.This book covers some of the most significant crimes affecting the city from 1860 to 1909, when it was the largest city west of the Mississippi River.These true stories are stranger than fiction.

Reader Reviews

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…Robin Morgan

Ever since I started trying to be a good Christian woman and have gotten engrossed in reading/reviewing non-fiction Christian books, I still possess a passion for sitting down and reading a good True Crime book. [If you check my Amazon profile, you find that Amazon has designated me as a TOP CONTRIBUTOR of Amazon for this genre.] Why would an individual like myself these days ever want to read a book belonging to this genre?The answer is simple, as a Christian woman, I'm fascinated more than eve

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…Joe Collins

A collection of short accounts of various incidents in St Louis history, mostly about law enforcement, between the post-Civil War to pre-WW1 era. Easily readable, with no one section being more then a few pages long making it good for something to pick up when you don’t have much time to read a lot.

Julie

A quick read, mostly a compilation of short blog posts about police in general. This was peripherally related to a research project I’m working on and I appreciate the sourcing to help me on my journey. One lesson learned: police and power lines should not mix.

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